<p>LearnMusicTheory.net </p><p><strong>4.3.2 The Modes of Minor </strong></p><p>These modes use the same notes as the melodic minor scale, but start on different scale steps (except min-maj). So the <strong>parent scale </strong>of these modes is the melodic minor scale. Each is associated with a chord, shown below. </p><p>m</p><p>w</p><p><strong>1. Min-maj </strong></p><p>w</p><p>§13 <br>1st mode of the melodic minor scale </p><p>ww</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">&amp;</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p>ww</p><p>m w </p><p>bw w</p><p><strong>C- </strong></p><p>w</p><p>^</p><p>b9 <br>2nd mode of the melodic minor scale </p><p>("2nd mode" means it starts on scale step 2.) Phrygian-dorian = Phyrgian + §13 </p><p>mmm</p><p>w</p><p><strong>2. Sus</strong>b<strong>9 (</strong>§<strong>13) Dsus</strong>b<strong>9 (</strong>§<strong>13) </strong></p><p>wwww<br>&amp;w</p><p>m</p><p>bw w</p><p>#4 #5 </p><p>m</p><p>bw w</p><p>3rd mode of the melodic minor scale Lydian augmented = Lydian + #5 </p><p><strong>3. Lydian aug. </strong></p><p>ww</p><p>w<br>&amp;wbw </p><p><strong>E</strong>b #<strong>5 </strong></p><p>^</p><p>#4 </p><p>m</p><p>wwbw w</p><p><strong>4. Lydian dominant F7</strong>#<strong>11 </strong></p><p>4th mode of the melodic minor scale Lydian-mixolydian = Mixolydian + #4 </p><p>w<br>&amp; w w</p><p>w</p><p>m</p><p>wwwbw bw </p><p>mmm</p><p>5th mode of mel. minor Functions as an inversion of <strong>C- </strong></p><p>www</p><p><strong>5. Min-maj C- /G </strong></p><p>wwww<br>&amp; w </p><p>^<br>^</p><p>ww</p><p>6th mode of melodic minor Locrian with major 9 (§9) Levine says "Locrian #2" </p><p>m</p><p>w</p><p><strong>6. Half-diminished A-7</strong>b<strong>5 (</strong>§<strong>9) </strong></p><p>w<br>&amp;</p><p>www</p><p>m</p><p>bw w</p><p>7th mode mel. minor "diminished whole tone" </p><p><strong>7. Altered dominant B7alt </strong></p><p>&amp;</p><p><strong>Shortcuts from parallel scales </strong></p><p>You can also spell the modes starting from a major or minor scale on the <em>same </em>tonic pitch as that mode: </p><p>D <strong>phrygian-dorian </strong>scale (compare marked notes) <br>D <strong>natural minor </strong>scale </p><p><strong>lower </strong></p><p><strong>Phrygian- </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>2nd step, raise </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">bw </li><li style="flex:1">nw </li></ul><p>w</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p>w</p><p><strong>dorian </strong><br><strong>Dsus</strong>b<strong>9 (</strong>§<strong>13) </strong></p><p>&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">&amp;</li></ul><p>&amp;<br>&amp;w</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">bw </li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>6th step </strong></p><p><sup style="top: -1.4094em;">Eb<strong>lydian augme</strong></sup>w<sup style="top: -1.4094em;"><strong>nted </strong>scale </sup></p><p>Eb<strong>major </strong>scale </p><p><strong>raise steps 4 &amp; 5 </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p>ww</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Lydian aug. </strong></p><p>wbw </p><p>wbw bw </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">bw </li><li style="flex:1">bw </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>E</strong>b #<strong>5 </strong></p><p>^</p><p>F <strong>lydian dominant </strong>scale </p><p><strong>raise </strong></p><p><strong>Lydian dominant F7</strong>#<strong>11 </strong></p><p>F <strong>major </strong>scale </p><p>ww</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">bw </li></ul><p>w</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p>w</p><p><strong>4th step, lower </strong></p><p>nw </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>7th step </strong></p><p>A <strong>natural minor </strong>scale <br>G <strong>half-diminished </strong>scale </p><p>w</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">bw </li></ul><p>wwww</p><p><strong>lower 5th step </strong></p><p><strong>Half-diminished A-7</strong>b<strong>5 (</strong>§<strong>9) </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p>&amp;</p><p>B <strong>altered dominant </strong>scale <br>B <strong>mixolydian </strong>scale </p><p>w</p><p>b9, #9, #11, b13, </p><p><strong>no 5th </strong></p><p>w</p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">#w </li><li style="flex:1">nw </li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">#w </li><li style="flex:1">nw </li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">bw </li></ul><p></p><p>(D#) </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">#w </li><li style="flex:1">nw </li></ul><p></p><p>(CX) </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">#w </li><li style="flex:1">nw </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Altered dominant B7alt </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">w</li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">&amp;</li><li style="flex:1">&amp;</li></ul><p></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">b9 </li><li style="flex:1">#9 </li><li style="flex:1">#11 b13 </li></ul><p>3rd </p><p>(E#) </p><p>Copyright © 2013 by Mark Feezell. 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